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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 1: "The Possibility of Evil".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Miss Strangeworth tell Helen Crane about her worries?
(a) All babies develop differently.
(b) She should talk with her baby's doctor.
(c) She should talk with her husband.
(d) They are just another example of the anxieties Helen has always had.

2. Miss Strangeworth thinks that children mocking her would be "reprehensible" (426). What would their mocking be, in her opinion?
(a) Predictable.
(b) Deserving of strong criticism or blame.
(c) Puzzling.
(d) Embarrassing to a social superior.

3. Miss Strangeworth stops to discuss an "appropriation" with Miss Chandler (422). What are they talking about?
(a) Money set aside for some purpose.
(b) Something that has been taken without permission.
(c) A meeting of an official organization or group.
(d) A policy statement.

4. What does Miss Strangeworth tell Mr. Lewis that he has forgotten to do?
(a) Remind her to buy tea.
(b) Tell his grandson that she said "hello."
(c) Charge her for the strawberries.
(d) Stock the brand of cat food she needs.

5. Who is the author of "The Possibility of Evil"?
(a) Flannery O'Connor.
(b) Katherine Anne Porter.
(c) Shirley Jackson.
(d) Henry James.

Short Answer Questions

1. For how many years has Miss Strangeworth been writing her anonymous letters?

2. What does Miss Strangeworth's nice cream-colored stationery say at the top?

3. What is the purpose of including the details about how many people Miss Strangeworth talks to on her trip to the grocery store?

4. What kind of flowers does Miss Strangeworth send to the church for the celebration of the new minister's arrival?

5. Why does Miss Strangeworth think that she has a right to eavesdrop on Linda Stewart at the post office?

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